Showing Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville

Billy Budd, Sailor and Selected Tales Outwardly a compelling tale of events aboard a British man-of-war during the time of the Napoleonic Wars, "Billy Budd, Sailor" is a natural recasting of the Fall, a parable of good and evil, a meditation on justice and political governance, and a searching portrait of three extraordinary men. Also featured in this edition are eight shorter tales by Melville, reprinted from the most authoritative r Full description